System and method for gathering information using a power device wherein information is associated with at least one external load
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1. A method for providing information regarding at least one external load coupled to a power device to receive power from the power device, the power device having nonvolatile data storage and an interface, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the power device from the at least one external load, system information associated with the at least one external load, the system information including configuration management information that identifies one or more components included in the at least one external load;
storing, in the nonvolatile data storage, the system information associated with the at least one external load; and
providing at least one portion of the system information via the interface.
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Abstract
A power device, such as a UPS, and a method for gathering system information using the power device are provided. In one aspect, a UPS receives system information associated with at least one other device, the system information including configuration management information, stores, in data storage, the system information associated with the at least one other device and provides the system information to an external entity.
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1. A method for providing information regarding at least one external load coupled to a power device to receive power from the power device, the power device having nonvolatile data storage and an interface, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the power device from the at least one external load, system information associated with the at least one external load, the system information including configuration management information that identifies one or more components included in the at least one external load; storing, in the nonvolatile data storage, the system information associated with the at least one external load; and providing at least one portion of the system information via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A power device comprising:
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a housing; an input to receive power from a power source; an output operatively coupled to the input and configured to provide power to at least one external load; a user interface disposed within the housing; a nonvolatile data storage disposed within the housing; a controller coupled to the user interface and the nonvolatile data storage and configured to; receive, from the at least one external load, system information associated with the at least one external load, the system information including configuration management information that identifies one or more components included in the at least one external load; store, in the nonvolatile data storage, the system information; and provide at least one portion of the system information to an external entity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A nonvolatile computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instruction for providing information regarding at least one external load coupled to a power device to receive power from the power device including instructions that instruct a controller to:
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receive, from the at least one external load, system information associated with the at least one external load, the system information including configuration management information that identifies one or more components included in the at least one external load; store, in nonvolatile data storage, the system information associated with the at least one external load; and provide at least one portion of the system information via an interface. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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